Bill Text: HI SB2433 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Ziplines; Canopy Tours; Regulations

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-23 - (H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes excused (1). [SB2433 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2433-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2279

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2433

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Economic Development and Technology and Commerce and Consumer Protection and Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 2433 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHALLENGE COURSE TECHNOLOGY,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish standards, regulations, and procedures for zipline and canopy tour operators; responsibilities for participants, including prohibited acts; and permitting, certification, and inspection requirements.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from Activities & Attractions Association of Hawaii, Frogman Charters Inc., Paradise Helicopters, Piiholo Ranch Zipline, Polynesian Cultural Center, Princeville Ranch Adventures, Skyline Eco-Adventures, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, and nine individuals.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

 

     Your Committees find that zipline and canopy tours are one of the fastest growing segments of the State's activities and attractions, showcasing Hawaii's natural beauty and providing new ways for visitors to experience the islands.  Your Committees further find that the safety and security for participants is of paramount importance, and this measure is a first step in ensuring that safety.

 

Your Committees have considered the concerns raised by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and note that while the Department and the interested parties have been working in collaboration to address the various concerns, consensus has not been reached.  Your Committees believe that establishing provisions similar to state law relating to activity desk providers, under the authority of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, may be one approach to consider, and urge the parties to continue their work on this measure.

 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by inserting an effective date of July 1, 2050, to ensure further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Economic Development and Technology and Commerce and Consumer Protection and Judiciary and Labor that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2433, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2433, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Economic Development and Technology and Commerce and Consumer Protection and Judiciary and Labor,

 

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair		____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair
		____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair